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Bhagavad Gita As It IsReferences to text BG 9.10 |
BG 9.10: This material nature, which is one of My energies, is working under My direction, O son of Kuntī, producing all moving and nonmoving beings. Under its rule this manifestation is created and annihilated again and again.
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| “What appears to be truth without Me is certainly My illusory energy, for nothing can exist without Me. It is like a reflection of a real light in the shadows, for in the light there are neither shadows nor reflections. The Spiritual Masters |
| CC 1.1.54 |
| Therefore Lord Kṛṣṇa is the original cause of the cosmic manifestation. Prakṛti is like the nipples on the neck of a goat, for they cannot give any milk. The Glories Of Lord Nityananda Balarama |
| CC 1.5.61 |
| The reflected rays of His body mix with mÄyÄ, and thus mÄyÄ gives birth to myriad universes. The Glories Of Lord Nityananda Balarama |
| CC 1.5.66 |
| Just as the external energy consists of two parts — the efficient cause [nimitta] and the material cause [upÄdÄna], mÄyÄ being the efficient cause and pradhÄna the material cause — so Lord Viṣṇu, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, assumes two forms to create the material world with the efficient and material causes. The Glories of Sri Advaita Acarya |
| CC 1.6.14-15 |
| “ ‘The potency of Lord Viṣṇu is summarized in three categories — namely, the spiritual potency, the living entities and ignorance. The spiritual potency is full of knowledge; the living entities, although belonging to the spiritual potency, are subject to bewilderment; and the third energy, which is full of ignorance, is always visible in fruitive activities.’ Lord Caitanya in Five Features |
| CC 1.7.119 |
| “The touchstone, after touching iron, produces volumes of gold without being changed. Similarly, the Supreme Personality of Godhead manifests Himself as the cosmic manifestation by His inconceivable potency, yet He remains unchanged in His eternal, transcendental form. The Liberation of Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya |
| CC 2.6.171 |
| Indeed, the Personality of Godhead forgot Himself in the course of His transcendental pastimes, but His internal potency [lÄ«lÄ-Å›akti], knowing the intentions of the Lord, made all arrangements. The Ecstatic Dancing of the Lord at Ratha-yatra |
| CC 2.13.65 |